Company Overview:
Arctiq is a global, intelligence-driven technology services company delivering professional and managed services across Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Networking & Connected Experiences, Cybersecurity, Data & AI, Autonomous Operations & Intelligence, and Enterprise Service Management. We help organizations operate, secure, and modernize complex environments by unifying infrastructure, networking, data, security, automation, and observability under a single, integrated operating model. Our work focuses on helping customers reduce operational friction, improve resilience, and make better, faster decisions as their environments evolve. Arctiq builds on decades of industry expertise and a customer-centric ethos to deliver exceptional value to clients across diverse industries.
Position Overview:
Arctiq is looking for an Observability Implementation Consultant to design, implement, and optimize observability solutions for enterprise customers. This role focuses on migrating legacy monitoring platforms to Datadog, enabling full-stack observability, and implementing AI-driven alerting and automation. The consultant will work closely with customer stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and production-ready monitoring solutions
Contract: 6 Months
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement Datadog-based observability solutions across infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments
- Lead migration from legacy monitoring platforms (e.g., LogicMonitor) to Datadog
- Deploy and configure Datadog agents across distributed environments (Linux, Windows, cloud)
- Build dashboards, monitors, alerts, and service maps aligned to business and technical KPIs
- Implement log ingestion pipelines, APM tracing, and metrics correlation
- Configure Datadog Watchdog for anomaly detection and AI-driven alerting
- Enable serverless and database monitoring (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, SQL/NoSQL systems)
- Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) for repeatable observability deployment
- Implement security best practices including PII masking and access controls
- Collaborate with customer teams to define SLOs, SLIs, and alerting strategies
- Provide documentation, knowledge transfer, and operational handoff
Qualifications:
- Strong hands-on Datadog experience (APM, logs, metrics, dashboards)
- Experience migrating from other monitoring platforms (e.g., LogicMonitor)
- Proficiency in observability concepts (traces, metrics, logs, alerting)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
- GIT and CI/CD experience (Github, GitHub Actions)
- Experience with serverless and database observability
- Strong troubleshooting across distributed systems
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Preferred:
- Datadog certifications (Associate or Professional)
- Experience with AI-driven observability (Watchdog)
- Experience in regulated environments (healthcare, finance)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Technologies you will work with:
- Datadog (APM, Logs, Metrics, Watchdog)
- Terraform (IaC)
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Scripting (Python, Bash)
- CI/CD tools (GitHub, Azure DevOps)
- Monitoring & logging ecosystems
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where they reside. Arctiq does not sponsor work Visas at this time.
Arctiq is an equal opportunity employer. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know. We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply.
We thank you for your interest in joining the Arctiq team! While we welcome all applicants, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.
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